READ!

March is reading month according to my daughter’s Kindergarten teacher.  We are a reading family, especially my little kindergartener!  She is in LOVE with the written word—it takes FOREVER to get through the grocery store because she has to read as much as she can (signs, labels, the directory on the cart).  It is fun (unless you are in a hurry)!

My daughter, Stamp Simply Challenge #129 and the Mojo Monday #127 were the inspiration for this card!

• Stamp: Betty the Book Worm by Green Bean Baby;
• Paper: Bazzill cardstock; Cosmo Cricket;
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black;
• Other Items: Colored pencils; buttons; ribbon; border punch (EK Success); foam squares;

I love to read!  Happy March!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Kraft Wildflowers

I just thought I would try a Clean and Simple card using the new stamps from Rubbernecker Stamp Company.  I highlighted the leaves with Stickles and Liquid Pearls.

• Stamps: Fall Trilogy Set and Victorian Pattern Background from Rubbernecker Stamp Company;
• Paper: Kraft and Sage Shadow Cardstock; Super Smooth White-Prism;
• Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Frayed Burlap; Adirondack Pigment Pad-Snow Cap;
• Other Items: Charm, Ribbon; Stickles (crystal); Liquid Pearls (white opal);

Just a simple one for today.
Thanks for stopping by!!!

Squirrely Hello

I have received my “Into the Woods” DoodleFactory Stamps and had to get them inky a.s.a.p.!!!!

To get me started I have combined a couple of challenges:

1. Sharon’s Stamp Simply #102 to step out of your comfort zone. I did this by using THREE patterned papers, and about double the embellishments and layers I normally do.
2. Get Sketchy #3—A new sketch challenge blog :

Here is my card:

This squirrel is just so cute!!  He kind of reminds me of a squirrel that my family dubbed “No Fear Squirrel” that would sit at my glass door to my kitchen and watch me have my morning coffee many mornings last summer.

Materials: Stamps: DoodleFactory “Into the Woods” from Starving Artistamps (use the code “savetenJS” to receive a 10% discount on these stamps)

Papers: Prism and DCWV solid cardstock; We R Memory Keepers and 3 Bugs in a Rug patterned paper;

Ink: Memento-Rich Cocoa; Prismacolor and Copic markers;

Accessories: Grungeboard minis; Lemonade paint dabber; Glossy Accents; jewels; Prima flower; Nestabilities; sandpaper;

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog to look!  I hope you have a great weekend!!

Strawberries, Flowers, and Ribbon!

Oh my!

Today’s cards were inspired by Sharon’s Stamp Simply Challenge #83—”Thread it Through!”  In other words—use threaded ribbon on the project.

I don’t have a ribbon threading punch, but I do have a handheld small rectangle punch.  So, with ruler in hand, I made a template.  And since I went to all the trouble of making the template, I also made two cards.

They are fairly simple cards with similar layouts—keeping with the Stamp Simply theme.

The first one is made with my brand spankin’ new Rubber Stamp Tapestry stamps.  I won them in a blog candy contest on the company’s blog.

I also used Versa Color inks in Cardinal, Burgundy, Evergreen, Green Tea, and Charcoal;  FUN STUFF!

This card used stamps from Starving Artistamps.

Stamps: flowers from the DoodleFactory Easter set and Small Dots background;

Ink: VersaMark; Shell Pink Adirondack; Tim Holtz Distress Ink for watercoloring;

Paper: Bazzill-Quartz; watercolor paper;

Accessories: Handheld sm rectangle punch; ribbon; button, silk flower; white embossing powder;

  Both cards make me think spring!  (Even though strawberry season is at least 6 weeks away).

Thanks for stopping by—Have a great weekend!!

Stamper Tammy

I almost titled this post as "Stamper Tammy and the new baby" but that is how rumors get started.  Actually this card is for Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge--and the challenge for this week is to make a card inspired by Tammy's style. (Check out her blog--Stamp Happy).  Sharon suggested sewing (but my machine is still buried in moving boxes--I know where it is--I just can't get to it), and cuttle-bugged backgrounds. 

This little guy's name is peebo--isn't he the cutest!!!  Even with a full diaper! (LOL!) He is from the DoodleFactory Country set.

Here is a detail photo of Peebo (since the coloring didn't show up  well in the picture:

Materials Used:

Stamps: Peebo from the DoodleFactory Country set and sentiment from the Bird Words set by Starving Artistamps;

Paper: DP (?); white (Georgia Pacific); embossed white and scalloped blue-gray (DCWV);

Ink: StazOn Jet Black

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils; metallic gel pen; buttons; liquid applique, Nestabilities;

Thanks for stopping by, and thanks to Sharon for the challenge!!